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Free-Format Data
External files can contain raw
data that is free-format. That is, the data is not arranged in
fixed fields. The fields can be separated by blanks, or by some
other delimiter, such as commas.
Using List Input
Free-format data can easily be
read with list input because you do not need to specify column
locations of the data. You simply list the variable names in the
same order as the corresponding raw data fields. You must
distinguish character variables from numeric variables by using the
dollar ($) sign.
When characters other than
blanks are used to separate the data values, you can specify the
field delimiter by using the DLM= option in the INFILE
statement.
You can also specify a range ...
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